6 Things For Students To Do During The Christmas Break

The Christmas holidays are a welcome respite from the busy Colorado school calendar. This holiday is too short to get a new job or tackle a large project, but they are long enough for you to catch up on your sleep and spend some quality time with friends and family members. Although getting some rest and relaxation is important for you to recharge, you can also use this opportunity to prepare for next semester.

Catch up on your reading during your Christmas break. Ask your teachers for reading lists and get started on reading you will struggle to find the time to do next year. Read books you are interested in so that you can still relax. The Tattered Cover Bookstore in Highlands Ranch also has student reading recommendations posted in the store. Reading a couple of books during your break will really help take the pressure off you in the new year and leave you with more time to pursue other interests.

If you are working towards your college or university application, consider using this time to volunteer. There are many volunteer opportunities as people who usually volunteer are away on holiday. Consider a volunteer job in the field that you wish to study. Not only will this help with your college application, but you will also find it a hugely rewarding activity and an avenue for personal growth.

Get moving! Healthy bodies mean healthy minds and if you don’t have much time for your favourite sports, use your break to catch up on your exercise. Christmas break gives you the opportunity for many great activities here in Colorado such as skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, skating, hiking or indoor sports in the . Have some fun, get a little exercise and help your body to reduce toxins and build muscle. You can visit http://www.crgov.com/index.aspx?NID=295 for the Winter/Spring Recreation Guide for Castle Rock or http://hrcaonline.org/Recreation/Schedules.aspx of the Highlands Ranch Schedules.

Get a hobby. Whether your hobby is building model airplanes, cooking or learning a new language, participating in a hobby that interests you will give you the opportunity to learn new skills and meet new people. Hobbies make you a more interesting, well-rounded individual and reduce the stress you have accrued during the school term. If you are not sure what hobbies suit you best, try the list of 101 hobbies or the world’s largest list of hobbies.

Christmas clean ups help you to sort through your closets and get your room in order. You won’t have time to get your living space organized during the school year, so take this opportunity to go through your closets and collect everything you don’t need or use. Encourage the rest of your family to join in and then donate the stuff you don’t want to a charitable organization. If you have valuable items, sell them on eBay and use the money to buy Christmas meals and gifts for those less fortunate.

If Holiday concerts are of interest, join Dave and 13 of Colorado's top musicians for the 3rd annual magical evening of traditional, Celtic & contemporary holiday music with special guests guitar virtuoso Dave Beegle and American Idol contestant Devan Jones tonight at 7:00 pm in Lone Tree..